From bitter feuds, backstage fights, and even divorce

Since pop culture began it has been is filled with iconic duos and memorable double acts.

However, sadly they don’t all stand the test of time.

Bob Mortimer recently opened up about he and comedy partner Jim Moir, best known by his stage name Vic Reeves, have drifted apart in their later years.

Yet while their relationship seemingly split amicable, not all duos have the same experience, with others suffering bitter feuds, backstage fights, and even divorce.

From the former king and queen of daytime TV Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby, to David Walliams and Matt Lucas and even the Gallagher brothers, MailOnline take a look at the double acts whose relationships turned sour.

Despite once being one of TV’s most famous double acts Holly and Phillip’s relationship ended for good in 2023 after Phillip resigned from This Morning.

The pair used to be known for their close brother-sister like relationship as they famously nursed their hangovers together live on air and co-hosted both the daytime show and Dancing On Ice together.

Holly also acted as a pillar of support for the presenter after he came out as gay live on air back in 2020.

However the pair’s relationship became strained in 2023 after they came under fire when they were accused of skipping the queue to see the Queen lying-in-state in September 2022.

Relations deteriorated further in April 2023 when Phillip took time away from the sofa as his paedophile brother went on trial – something he failed to warn his co-star was coming.

Timothy Schofield, a police IT worker, was convicted of 11 charges of child sex offences.

Sources close to Holly claim she was ‘deeply upset’ that she found out what was happening from a third party.

Holly was later left blindsided after Phillip released an extraordinary statement about the rumoured feud between the pair as he insisted there has been no fallout with his co-host of 14 years.

He told The Sun: ‘We’re the best of friends — as always, she is an incredible support on screen, behind the scenes and on the phone. Holly has always been there for me, through thick and thin. And I’ve been there for her.’

Phillip resigned from This Morning in May 2023 after it admitting to having had an affair with a younger male member of staff, which he initially lied about.

She took to Instagram at the time saying Phillip’s admission about his relationship with a younger ITV colleague was ‘very hurtful’.

She said: ‘When reports of this relationship first surfaced, I asked Phil directly if this was true and was told it was not. It’s been very hurtful to now find out that this was a lie.’

The pair haven’t rekindled their friendship since the fallout, after one source told MailOnline back in October: ‘Phil is really sad still. They are not friends and it’s very, very unlikely they ever will be ever again.

‘Holly went out there publicly and said that Phil had lied to her about his affair with the young runner and then privately was texting him.

‘She messaged him because she was really upset and concerned at people criticising him, at the same time she was going back on television.

‘It hasn’t been the same for her since. She vowed to guide the show through the choppy waters but in the end it sadly turned out to be too much.’